Unit 2 L1

45 minutes

Grammar Connection

Short Constructed Response:

What is your favorite book or story
and why?

​whiteboards

What can you tell me
about nonfiction
text?
(turn & talk)

Preview into the next few weeks

Lesson 1 Part 1 Objectives

LO: I am learning about the
beginnings of the Renaissance
movement and using text evidence
to support an appropriate response
5.7C

SC:

● I can use text evidence to identify the factors that

inspired the Renaissance movement.

● I can use text evidence to explain the

relationship between factors that inspired the
Renaissance movement.

Academic
Vocabulary

concept

a general idea about a

topic

convey

to make something

known; to

communicate

document

1. an important paper that
provides information (noun)

2. to give evidence of an
event or opinion (verb)

factor

cause or reason

prose

traditional style of
writing that is not

poetry

refer

to call attention to

something; to look at

something for

information

Spanish Cognates:

● Concepto
● Documento
● Prosa
● referir

“The Renaissance movement was
inspired by a renewed interest in ancient
Greek and Roman culture and learning.”

Our family trip to Japan last summer
inspired my mom to start cooking
Japanese food more often.

Inspire means to “influence or provide an idea
about what to do or create.“

- inspire

.

- inspire

Who or what has inspired
you to do well in school? Be
sure to use the word inspire
in your response.

“ _______has inspired me
because . . .”

We will be learning about the Renaissance
movement, which happened many years
ago. Today you will learn about what
inspired, or influenced, the start of the
movement.

To make an inference is when a reader
uses what they already know about a
topic combined with what the text says
about the topic to figure out something
that is not explicitly stated.

inference

a reasonable conclusion

based on available

evidence

What I learn from

the text

What I already know

My inference

+
=

Today you will learn about the

events leading up to the
Renaissance and make

inferences about why they
influenced the start of this

movement. Before jumping into

learning about this topic and
reading the first chapter of the
Reader,we will first review some

things to help you understand the

unit better.

Museum Picture Walk

Background

During the Museum Picture walk, you will walk
around the room to view the posted pictures,
speak quietly, look at but not touch the
displays, and make space for others to see
what is posted, just like when visiting a real
museum.

You will have a minute or two to look at each
picture and discuss with your partner what
you notice about the Middle Ages time period.

Museum Picture Walk

Background

What are some

inferences you made
about the pictures you

viewed? Turn, talk,

share out

What is a civilization?

Background

A civilization is a group of
people living together in an
organized way.

Components of a Civilization

What is a civilization?

Civilizations in the past

Background

Timeline
Activity

The time in Europe after the weakening and division of the Roman Empire and
before the beginning of the Renaissance is known as the Middle Ages, or
medieval times. The Middle Ages is generally thought to have existed between
approximately 450 CE and the late
1400s CE.

BCE stands for “before the Common Era” and refers
to the years that happened a very long time
ago.

CE stands for “of the Common Era,” which refers to
more recent years, including the current year. The
Common Era begins with 1 CE; years prior to that
are referred to as BCE.

The word Renaissance means rebirth.

The Renaissance movement began
with the rediscovery of old Greek and
Roman manuscripts. People became

interested in art, architecture and
literature again. They wanted to

create new works as magnificent as
the older Greek and Roman ones. The

Renaisssance produced more

celebrated thinkers and artist than

any other time period.

You will study the time in
Europe after the Middle

Ages called the Renaissance.

The Renaissance was a

cultural movement in Italy
and other parts of Europe

from roughly the mid-1300s

to the early 1600s.

We live in
North
America

The
Renaissance
took place in
Europe

Activity Page 1.1
In your books
Background

Spain

England
Germany

Italy

France

Background

During the Renaissance, Italy was

made up of city-states and was not

one unified country as it is today.
The white dotted lines on this map
indicate the boundaries of those

city-states at the time of the

Renaissance. Just like countries,

these city-states sometimes were at

war with each other. This unit also

covers how the Renaissance

movement in Italy affected other

western European countries during

this time period.

Much of this unit will focus on
Italy during the Renaissance.

Background

Activity Page 1.2
Excerpt

Prep paper for notes

In paragraph 1,
which sentence
explains how
towns grew?

Based on what
you heard and
what you see in
the image ,
describe life in
a town in the
Middle Ages.
*turn & talk

Hotspot

Which sentence explains how towns grew

In paragraph 2,
what sentence
explains why
there was
“hustle and
bustle”

Hotspot

Which sentence shows why there was hustle and bustle?

What were some
difficulties middle
class people in towns
faced during the
Middle Ages?
turn and talk

Positive Ways

Trade Affected Life

Negative Ways

Trade Affected Life

Check for Understanding

Positive Ways

Trade Affected Life

Negative Ways

Trade Affected Life

Check for Understanding

● Encouraged the

growth of towns

● The middle class

grew

● Wealthy people

were allowed to
make their own
laws which
changed how
decisions were
made

● Towns and cities

became
overcrowded

● Disease spread

easily

WRAP UP QUESTIONS

Discussion Questions

What region of the world will we be
studying?

Discussion Questions

What is the name of the time period

before the Renaissance

movement?

Discussion Questions

What changes affected the middle

class during the Middle Ages?

End part 1